how to share a theme with other PPT users?

[TJ]

I've developed a nice set of corporate colors (PPT 2007) under the Design
tab/Colors/Create New Theme Colors. How can I share this set of colors with
my coworkers? I thought it traveled with the PPT doc, but turns out it
didn't. Or maybe I need to save the PPT a different way? Thanks for your help.

TJ

 

[Vicky]

YOu could delete all the content, then do a Save As and save as the file type
..pot (powerPoint Templates) You could then send this file for others to use.
They can either create new presentatons using this template or they could go
to Themes, and click the drop down to see all the themes, then click Browse
for Themes.

 

[Echo S]

One custom color scheme will travel with a template (POTX) or theme (THMX).
Once you've applied (selected) that color scheme -- whether it's a custom
one or one of the built in ones -- on the Design Tab | Colors dropdown, then
those colors show up in the color pickers (shape fill, shape outline, font
color) when the users open a file based on that POTX or THMX -- or if they
apply that POTX or THMX to their presentation.

As I said, though, only one custom color scheme will travel with the POTX or
THMX. If you need more, then you have to edit the XML manually. Here's how:
http://www.echosvoice.com/2007/addcolorstotheme.htm

 

[TJ]

Wow- thank you!

One custom color scheme will travel with a template (POTX) or theme (THMX).
Once you've applied (selected) that color scheme -- whether it's a custom
one or one of the built in ones -- on the Design Tab | Colors dropdown, then
those colors show up in the color pickers (shape fill, shape outline, font
color) when the users open a file based on that POTX or THMX -- or if they
apply that POTX or THMX to their presentation.

As I said, though, only one custom color scheme will travel with the POTX or
THMX. If you need more, then you have to edit the XML manually. Here's how:
http://www.echosvoice.com/2007/addcolorstotheme.htm

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I've developed a nice set of corporate colors (PPT 2007) under the Design
tab/Colors/Create New Theme Colors. How can I share this set of colors
with
my coworkers? I thought it traveled with the PPT doc, but turns out it
didn't. Or maybe I need to save the PPT a different way? Thanks for your
help.

TJ

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